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Comment by EverGuardian

Shattrath was merely a setback!

Comment by 799515

After Socrethar's defeat at the hands of the Auchenei and the Sunsworn, he was reborn as a Vigilant, the ancient constructs of the Draenei used to house their fallen champions after their deaths. Socrethar returned to the Burning/ Iron Legion fortress of Hellfire Citadel and waits for vengeance.

Comment by Fewlish

None live who assault the unholy Sargarei!

Comment by LoKHor

This is the loot page for Socrethar the Eternal.

Comment by Nitros14

This fight has changed significantly week to week since release.

I made a little video + text guide for the most recent iteration of the fight that we had a bit of trouble with.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKUsJvxhS0U

Hope it helps.

Comment by yzq85

For LFR:

P1:
Most tanks can withstand Reverberating Blow even with 5 stacks of Shattered Defenses. However, as far as possible, tank swap to allow stacks of Shattered Defenses to drop off. Move the construct out of Felblaze Residue so that melee DPS won't have to stand in fire.

P2:
1) The Soulbound Construct when under the raid's control has only 2 abilities: Reverberating Blow and Volatile Fel Orb.

2) 1 tank should control the construct and target the boss or the Dominator whenever it spawns. Stay away from Haunting Souls.

3) The other tank should bring the boss to the red portal so that melee DPS can jump on Dominator when it spawns. Note that the portals can change positions as the fight progresses.

Comment by violetta

a demon who takes possession of a robot body... it almost sounds like something out of Buffy

Comment by unholydriver

For those that have no clue why this guy is so obnoxiously mad at us: Socrethar was once a Sargerei leader in Shattrath who we were told was causing too much trouble and converting too many draenei to the Burning Legion. Once an ally of Exarch Maladaar and others, Socrethar went mad and had to be taken out in the quest The Traitor's True Name. He was also part of our quest line for Socrethar's Demise/Socrethar's Demise which is the final step for Garrison Campaign: The Fall of Shattrath/Garrison Campaign: The Fall of Shattrath and required for The Garrison Campaign/The Garrison Campaign.

Socrethar was also an enemy in our timeline and had to be killed for Turning Point. *sigh* You almost feel bad for these guys that have to be killed in the BC and Warlords expansions.

Please excuse the number of links, I'm trying not to be faction biased.

Comment by Booooooo

Overwatch fans; the voice of Socrethar is the same as Reinhardt!

Comment by Shazakiel55

This shows how easy this fight is on heroic when you trap the ghosts instead of kill them.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GIoKs7Gz7E

Comment by SerroDan

Quick guide for soloing Mythic Hellfire Citadel:

Link: https://youtu.be/YgDdR-20GMc

In this video 3 bosses are covered:
- Soulbound Construct
- Tyrant Velhari
- Mannoroth

Soloed as a warlock:
Demonology ilvl 955
Affliction ilvl 948

Comment by Nekrotik

If you've never run HFC before, getting to this boss can be a little tricky due to an error in the zone map. If you're having trouble locating the Halls of Sargerei, first set your map to the Grommash's Torment level. Notice the two portals marked on the map. There's a little extension below the lower (southern) portal. On the map it looks walled off and unimportant, but it should appear as open ended. It's actually the entrance to the Halls of Sargerei, which lead to Socrethar.

Comment by Deathmuse

Easy to nuke boss down. At the start of phase 2, you need to kill Soul of Socrethar after he lands or else he bugs and the fight can't be completed.

Comment by SpakyTwo

IF you can't find him go back to where you came in at Khadgar will have a quest (no need to pick it up if you don't want to do it) turn around and Socrethar entrance will be across the hall.

Comment by xLunacyx

The construct seemed to bug out and remain at 1 hp and would never release Socrethar, leading to a softlock.
I somehow reset it by running into the doors.

Comment by PH03N1X968

hey guys just did it thanks to this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybur73oXMNs
i found the cause of the 1hp bug and i hope this helps u guys out
the 1hp bug is caused by doing to much dmg in the previous phase i auto attacked to construct to get it out and had no bugs
before hand i was using shred and contently had the bug ilvl 433

Comment by Luciros

Blizzard forgot to set this guy to Legacy Loot rules. He still only drops one random thing when defeated, the only boss in the raid to do so. It's really fricking annoying because he drops the chest I want.

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Soulbound Construct

This NPC can be found in Hellfire Citadel .

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Heroic		Mythic
Deadly		Important
Tank		DPS
Healer		Interruptible
Magic		Curse
Poison		Disease
Enrage

Overview – Socrethar begins the encounter occupying the Soulbound Construct.
When players deplete the Soulbound Construct's health, Socrethar's spirit will be ejected from the construct, and a player can take control of it. The Sargerei then stream into the chamber, and together with Socrethar attempt to regain control of the Construct. When the Construct's health is depleted when controlled by a player, they are ejected and Socrethar regains control, beginning the cycle again.
Players must destroy Socrethar's soul to complete the encounter.
- Damage Dealers –
  Raid members must take turns absorbing [Shattered Defenses] to keep the tanks from suffering fatal damage.
  Interrupt [Exert Dominance] to prolong the period of time that your tank is able to control the Construct.
  Do not let Haunting Souls reach their targets.
- Healers –
  Raid members must take turns absorbing [Shattered Defenses] to keep the tanks from suffering fatal damage.
  [Apocalypse] deals heavy damage to the raid.
  Run away from Haunting Souls who are fixated on you.
- Tanks –
  Alternate who is tanking the Soulbound Construct to prevent [Shattered Defenses] from stacking too high.
  One tank should take control of the Construct when Socrethar is ejected.
  When controlling the construct, avoid [Soul Dispersion] by staying away from Haunting Souls.
Soulbound Construct
- Reverberating Blow – Inflicts 14954 Physical damage to all targets in a cone. Additionally, applies 3 stacks of Shattered Defenses, dividing the number of stacks between the closest targets.
  On Mythic Difficulty, inflicts 6 stacks of Shattered Defenses.
  - Shattered Defenses – Increases damage taken from Reverberating Blow by 300%.
    This effect stacks.
- Fel Prison – Creates a ring of fel energy. Any creature who steps into the ring will trigger the energy to coalesce into a Crystalline Fel Prison, stunning targets within 8 yards and reducing their damage taken by 99% for 30 sec.
  
  Destroying the Crystalline Fel Prison will free any targets that it has trapped.
- Volatile Fel Orb – Creates a volatile orb of fel energy that follows a targeted enemy, detonating on impact.
  This ability consumes 0 Energy when used by a player.
- Felblaze Charge – Charges forward, leaving behind a trail of arcane energy, inflicting 42 Fire damage every 1 sec. to anyone inside the trail and reducing their movement speed by 75%.
- Apocalyptic Felburst – Creates a large Fel bomb that drops at a targeted location, inflicting 102253 Fire damage to targets directly underneath the bomb, and 6902 to all other targets.
- Overwhelming Power – The power of Socrethar's soul cannot be fully bound within the construct, causing bolts of fel to temporarily burn players for 1988 Fire damage every 1 sec for 6 sec.
- Incomplete Binding – Players have an incomplete binding with the construct and inflict 50% reduced damage while controlling it.
Voracious Soulstalker – The results of Sagerei's demon-twisted experiments on souls, Voracious Soulstalkers periodically join the battle.
- Eternal Hunger – Voracious Soulstalkers fixate a target, devouring any players in a cone in front of them.
  - Devour – Devours the soul of the target, inflicting 170421 Shadow damage.
- Blooded Tracker – Voracious Soulstalkers speed continuously increases as they hunt their prey.
- Soul Regeneration – Heals the caster for 100% of their maximum health, causing them to fixate on a new target and removing Blooded Tracker.
  Voracious Soulstalkers will cast Soul Regeneration upon reaching 50% health.
- Socrethar's Contingency – 300% additional damage taken from the Soulbound Construct.

Socrethar and the Sargerei

Once Socrethar is ejected from the construct, players can take control of it. The Sargerei join the battle in attempt to wrest control of the Construct back from the raid.

Socrethar
- Exert Dominance – Attempts to assert dominance over the Soulbound Construct, inflicting 15% of the Construct's health as Shadow damage.
- Apocalypse – Releases deadly bursts of twisted soul energy, inflicting 1841 Shadow damage to all players every 2 sec. for 10 sec.
Sargerei Dominator
- Fel Barrier – Wraps Socrethar in Fel energy, preventing all damage and making Socrethar immune to interrupt effects.
- Gift of the Man'ari – Suffuses the target with fel energy, inflicting 2503 Fire damage to the target and all players within 10 yards every 1.5 sec. for 2 min.
Sargerei Shadowcaller
- Shadow Word: Agony – Inflicts 1948 Shadow damage every 2 sec. for 20 sec.
  This effect stacks.
- Shadow Bolt Volley – Launches a volley of shadow energy towards all players, inflicting 1799 Shadow damage.
Haunting Soul
- Virulent Haunt – Haunts the fixated player and any other nearby players, inflicting 2529 Shadow damage every 1 sec. and horrifying them for 8 sec.
- Ghastly Fixation – Fixates on a target, destroying itself and applying Virulent Haunt if it reaches them.
- Soul Dispersion – If a haunting soul comes within 5 yds. of the Soulbound Construct, it will disperse its energy into the construct, inflicting 15 Shadow damage.

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